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In the present study, such integration has been studied using vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) as the energy storage system with specific focus on the sizing of the power and energy storage capacities of the system components. Experiments have been carried out with a seven-day simulated solar insolation and residential load characteristics using a 1 kW VRFB stack and variable amounts of electrolyte volume. Several scenarios have been simulated using power and energy scale factors. Battery response, in terms of its power, state of charge and efficiency, has been monitored in each run. Results show that the stack power rating should be based on peak charging characteristics while the volume of electrolyte should be based on the expected daily energy discharge through the battery. The PV source itself should be sized at about 25% more energy rating than the average daily load. 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